December 3, 2021
Out With the Old, in with the New: The Marine Corps Is Getting an Amphibious Makeover.
The Marines Corps’ highly-anticipated equipment divestment is happening.
by Caleb Larson
As America extricates itself from decades of war in the Middle East, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is shifting as well, transforming itself from a second army optimized for grinding land campaigns in the Middle East to a leaner, lighter force, much more attuned to its amphibious heritage.
As part of that transition back to an amphibious assault force, the Marines’ new unofficial mantra is, if it doesn’t swim, it sinks. And with an eye on China and the Indo-Pacific, they’ve gotten rid of a tremendous amount of equipment.
Divestment and Reinvestment
It is part of a reinvestment strategy that seeks to put more dollars into better equipment for the Marine warfighter. “We must first divest of legacy programs in order to generate the resources needed to invest in future capabilities,” the Corps’ top Marine, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger explains in the Force Design 2030 document that outlines the Corps’ future.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/out-old-new-marine-corps-getting-amphibious-makeover-197413
